Environmental
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) may hold Wyoming property owners liable for cleanup costs:
AOnly if they caused the contamination
BEven if they did not cause the contamination, simply by owning the property when contamination is discovered✓ Correct
COnly if the contamination occurred within the last 10 years
DOnly for properties within 100 feet of a waterway
Explanation
CERCLA's strict, joint and several liability can impose cleanup costs on current property owners, even if they did not cause the contamination. This is why environmental due diligence (Phase I and II ESAs) is critical before acquiring potentially contaminated property.
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